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Appearance and Character

Tyene is fair, with golden hair and deep blue eyes.[2] Dimples bloom in her cheeks, and she has a gentle, sweet voice.[2][3]

Despite her innocent and pious persona, Tyene is regarded as treacherous. Her soft pale hands are as deadly as Obara's callused ones.[3] She shares her father Oberyn's knowledge of poisons, her chosen weapon.[2]

Tyene owns a clinging gown of pale blue samite with sleeves of Myrish lace,[2] as well as a cream and green gown with long lace sleeves.[3] Tyene is envious of Princess Myrcella Baratheon's curls.[2]

History

When Tyene was in the cradle her mother, a septa, read to her from The Seven-Pointed Star. Tyene spent her youth at the Water Gardens with her cousin, Princess Arianne Martell, and the two grew as close as sisters, learning to read, ride, and dance together. They have shared meals, jewelry, beds, and onetime a flagon of wine stolen by Arianne. The two would have lost their virginity together to Andrey Dalt as well, but he was premature in the encounter.[4]

Doran has Areo Hotah detain Tyene and her sisters as a gesture of good will towards Tommen's court.[2] Tyene, Nym, and Obara are detained in the Spear Tower of Sunspear, as is Princess Arianne Martell after her own plot to crown Myrcella is foiled by Areo.[4]

A Dance with Dragons

Tyene, her sisters, and Arianne are released from their cells in the Spear Tower and are present at the feast when Ser Balon Swann presents the Mountain's skull to Doran. She refuses to drink when Ricasso raises a toast to King Tommen.[3]

Doran tasks Nymeria with returning Mycella to King's Landing and joining the small council. Tyene is to accompany her sister and, disguised as a septa, gain the confidence of the High Sparrow.[3]

Quotes by Tyene

Sisters, truly, I know the poison Father used. If his spear so much as broke the Mountain's skin, Clegane is dead, I do not care how big he was. Doubt your little sister if you like, but never doubt our sire.[3]

Doran: The Swords and the Stars have been re-formed, and this new High Septon is not the puppet that the others were. Try and get close to him.Tyene: Why not? White suits my coloring. I look so ... pure.[3]

Quotes about Tyene

I have never been as fearless as my cousins, for I was made with weaker seed, but Tyene and I are of an age and have been close as sisters since we were little girls. We have no secrets between us. If she can be imprisoned, so can I, and for the same cause ... this of Myrcella.[6]

Hotah studied each of them in turn. Obara, rusted nails and boiled leather, with her angry, close-set eyes and rat-brown hair. Nymeria, languid, elegant, olive-skinned, her long black braid bound up in red-gold wire. Tyene, blue-eyed and blond, a child-woman with her soft hands and little giggles.[3]